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25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary

A total of 25 people were killed in the recent unrest that hit several towns and cities across Iran, the judiciary said Sunday, with 465 still under arrest. "Twenty-five people, ordinary citizens and our own forces, were killed during the recent troubles," said judiciary spokesman...

Palestinian president says Israel 'ended' Oslo accords

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Israel has "ended" the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions. "I am saying that Oslo, there is no Oslo," he said at the start of a meeting of Palestinian leaders called to discuss US President Donald Trump's...

Al-Aqsa subjected to 'over 40 attacks a month' in 2017

Palestine's minister of awqaf and religious affairs said Sunday that Israel had committed more than 1,000 violations against mosques and churches in 2017. Speaking at the government press center in Ramallah, Yousef Adeis said Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in...

U.S. ultimatum on nuclear deal, new sanctions draw Iran threat

Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against new sanctions imposed by the United States after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix “disastrous flaws” in a deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program. Trump said on Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions on Iran for the...